Between them, the member councils

• employ and are responsible for the professional development of over  500 ICT Professionals
• support around 20,000 computer users in over  1,000 locations
• influence over £30m of spend on ICT goods and services

NEICT provides a safe environment for

• sharing and developing expertise, best practice, learning, skills and experience
• developing new, and exploiting existing ICT infrastructure, applications and developments
• working together to support efficiency, modernisation and shared services agendas
• maximising opportunities for jointly procuring ICT goods and services
• working with other organisations to ensure a co-ordinated approach to regional ICT developments and to help shape the use of ICT in the North East for the benefit of the residents, people who work here and those who visit the region

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Much of our focus recently has been connecting our colleagues in council service delivery with the insight coming out of Central Government around information security especially because of Public Services Network compliance.     The local information security network, ISNorthEast, and our series of ‘Enabling Safe Business’ events are part of this work.

NEICT’s councils co-incidentally make up the North East Combined Authority (www.northeastca.gov.uk) which was formed in April 2014.

Partner Representatives
	Neil Arnold (Chair)	neil.arnold@northumberland.gov.uk
	Alan Patrickson	alan.patrickson@durham.gov.uk
	Scott Butler	scott.butler@sunderland.gov.uk
	Roy Sheehan (Vice Chair)	roysheehan@gateshead.gov.uk
	Jim Lowden	jim.lowden@newcastle.gov.uk
	Dave Patterson	dave.patterson@southtyneside.gov.uk
	Ben Kaner	ben.kaner@northtyneside.gov.uk
Associate Partner Representatives
	Ian Miles	ian.miles@xentrall.org.uk
	Lee Tones	lee.tones@nexus.org.uk
Previous Partnership Chairs
	Phil Jackman	2012-2017
	Tom Baker	2011-2012
	Roy Sheehan	2007-2011
	Alan Holt	2002-2007
Partnership Analyst
	Graham Jordan	grahamjordan@gateshead.gov.uk